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Apostle launches CastleKnight Management in Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
... CastleKnight will help Apostle deliver wholesale and institutional strategies by investing in mispriced securities and asymmetric risk-return opportunities. Apostle managing director Mitchell Gunman said CastleKnight applies a macro lens and rigorous ...

Allan Gray exposes 'hateful eight' bubble threat

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... you exposed..." Mawhinney said. Allan Gray believes investors in the local share market can't afford to ignore valuation risk, while those looking globally will need to push beyond their comfort zone if they want to achieve outperformance. "The recent ...

Life insurers report another profitable quarter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... and year on year. Group disability income insurance made $697 million in revenues for the period. Meanwhile, group lump sum risk made $1.4 billion in revenues, up 8% quarter on quarter. Individual lump sum risk, which earned $2.2 billion, was stable ...

Aware Super recruits Marsh McLennan risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
Aware Super is bolstering its risk management and compliance team with a senior hire from Marsh McLennan, the global risk and insurance giant. The $200 billion industry fund has appointed Norlena Brouwer as head of business risk and compliance for enablement ...

BlackRock hires Housing Australia treasury chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... Finance Steering Committee and serving as deputy chair of the NSW Sustainability Bond Committee. She also chaired the Climate Risk Steering Group from 2019 to 2022, establishing governance frameworks for climate-related financial risk management across ...

Former TCorp exec sets up consultancy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... realise that total portfolio thinking encourages a more agile and productive approach to allocating the marginal dollar of risk in their portfolios," he said. "This mindset also serves to clarify and simplify the organisational structure and governance ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... reporting entities is very significant... it's also really important for addressing the financial system's climate risk," she said. ASIC's three-pronged approach is to provide regulatory guidance, the discretion to provide regulatory relief ...

QSuper settles $67m class action

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... settlement, which includes legal costs and disbursements, and other fees and costs associated with the class action, to avoid the risk of costs associated with ongoing litigation. The spokesperson also said no member funds will be used to settle the ...

Commodities 'crucial' for portfolio resilience: QIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... well, underpinned by trends emerging from evolving global dynamics. The return of inflation threats, increasing geopolitical risk and competition, supply chain volatility, and greater demand for diversification remain as key factors, with QIC saying ...

Australian firms may face 'intense competition': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Andrew Hauser said the effects of US President Donald Trump's tariffs may increase competition for Australian firms operating in China. Hauser said he visited China just after Trump's "Liberation Day" ...